2026 Creative Non-Fiction Contest Longlist

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We are so thrilled to announce the longlist for our 2026 Creative Non-Fiction Contest! A big thank you to our Room collective members for selecting our longlist. These submissions will now be reviewed by 2026’s Creative Non-Fiction Contest judge, Kai Cheng Thom. A big congratulations to these talented writers! ⎯ Room Magazine’s 2026 Creative Non-Fiction […]

50.2 Call for Submissions

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Open call for submissions for Room 50.2, edited by Rachel Thompson, Hamdah Shabbir, Nicole Opong-Agyare, and Selin Berktas. Send us your best work on any theme that takes risks, refuses, and questions the status quo. We’re drawn to writing about societal constructs, the various arms of fascism, and everything strange in between, including work that […]

Save Room Magazine: A Fundraiser

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SAVE ROOM MAGAZINE: A FUNDRAISER Room is Canada’s oldest feminist literary magazine, running since 1975. For over 50 years, our small nonprofit has carved out a space in Canadian literary publishing where underrepresented voices can thrive. Three to four times a year, we publish fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, art, interviews, and book reviews by people […]

Interview with Room’s 2026 Fiction Contest J...

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Photo credit: Josh Gooden Terese Mason Pierre (she/her) uses speculative fiction to imagine new worlds, constantly questioning the notion of reality and fantasy. Her debut poetry collection, Myth from House of Anansi Press (2025), is a lyrical ode to the complexities that come with honouring various truths, histories, and legacies. She is the editor of As The […]

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ROOM 49.2 SCIENCE

I hope this issue makes you curious and furious, leads to 2 a.m. Wikipedia rabbit holes, fulfills urges to seek out knowledge-keepers. Quickly or slowly, dive in: -ologies of all varieties await you.

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